John demakest



(No Model.)

J. DEMAREST.

f PULL OUP FUR WATER GLOSE'TS.

` No. 274,182. Y Patented Mar-.20,1a8s.

N. FEIERS. FNWI-Humm. Wlliingtun. D. C-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN DEMAEEST, OE NEW YOEK,N. Y.,As,s1GNOR r ro THE J. L. MOTT IRON WORKS, OE SAME PLAGE. Y

PULL-CUP ,FOR WATER-CLOSETS.

VSPECIFIGA'JIION forming part of Letters Patent No. 274,182, dated March 20, 1883.

Application tiled December 5, 1882. (No model.) l

y To all whom it may concern: f

'Bc it known that I, J OEN DEMAREs'r,-of the city and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Pull-Oups for Water-Closets, of which the following is a specitication.

Waterclosets are usually incased with Wood- .\vork, and this wood-work varies in style, according to the `viewsof the carpenter or architect. Sometimes the seat .is flush with the 1o wood-work surrounding the same. At other times the wood-work around the seatis raised so as to be liush with the lid that closes down over the seat. Sometimes the wood used is thicker than itis at other times. In almost all instances the pull or handle that operates the closet is at one side of the seat, and there is an opening through the `vv'ood-Work for that pull, and usually there is a metal cupinserted in the Wood-work, through which the pull is 2o passed. It is important for the pull to work up and down freely and not bind or be drawn out of place. However,when the cup receives its support from the wood-work, the same is very often ont of place in reference to the parts ofthe closet that are below and receive their support from the iioor. To prevent the beforenamed difficulties the pull-cup has been fastened to a bridge at the upper end of the standpipe, as in my Patent No. 260,953; but this 3o does not obviate the diliiculty arisingfroxn variations iu the thickness of the Wood employed around the seat or from thc use of differing stylesof woodwork. Heretofore in many instances the carpenter called for pull-cups or pulls varyin g from those sent with the closets,

so as to lit his wood-work.

The object ot' the presentinvention is toproduce a compound pull-cap that is adapted to the different thicknesses or styles of wood- 40 work, and one that will properly guide the pull and prevent the same becoming misplaced, so that the pull and cup may be fitted to any style of Wood-work.

ring, c, with a top tlange,j`.

1n the drawings, Figure l is a section representing a closet with my improved pull-cup applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a section in larger size, and Fig. 3 is a plan ofthe pull-cup.

The Water-closet itselfdoes not form any part of the lpresentinveution,and as the same maybe of any suitable character I have not 5o` described the construction or mode of opera tion ofthe tame.

The pull or handle a of the water -closet passes through the neck b of the pull-cup c, and this neck is fastened to the bridge d or other convenient portion of theV water-closet itselt'.` Around the pull-cup c is a cylindrical 'Ihe interior ol' this cylinder c tits the exterior ot' thepull-cup, so that when the proper hole or opening is 6o sawed in the wood-Work of the closet at the side ot' the seat the ring e is placedinto that opening and around the cup c, with the top liauge,f, resting on the top ofthe wood-Work, and said ring is then secured in place. If the Wood-work is thick, there will be a greater distance between the top edge of the cup c and the top of the Iiangef. and if said. wood-Work is thin the top edge of said cup will come almost up to the top of the cylinder e. In either 7o position the cup will have a neat and finished appearance; but in one case the pull-cup will be deeper than in the other.

I claim as my invention- The combination, with the Water-closet pull, ot' a two-part pull-cup composed of the fiauged ring e f and the cup c, substantially as set forth.

Signed by me this 29th day ot November, A. I). 1882.

GEO. T. PINCKNEY, WILLIAM G. Morr. 

